I will never truly understand business men who pollute and destroy the earth. However, their is always a motive. Money. But what many people refuse to believe is that money can't solve all problems. When the oceans are polluted to a point where no life can live in them, what fish will you eat? because i can assure you that money is not edible, but you can test that if you'd like. When all of the forests are cleared for more important things like new amusement parks or new cities, how will you get fresh air? because last time i checked those unimportant trees that you are chopping down create the air we breath, but you can attempt to breath your money. Air isn't very important anyway. In fact, if you cut down all the trees what will you make your precious money with? When you kill animals like elephants or rhinos for their expensive ivory, what animals will you put in your zoos or display in your circuses? When you destroy our atmosphere to the point where no life form can exist, what will you do? Doesn't matter does it? because you'll still have your money to keep you company. "We won't have a society if we destroy the environment." (Margaret Mead).

The parallelism you used with the rhetorical question followed by a suggestion of using money was very cool. It perfectly matched Wallace's satirical tone. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI, too, am unable to understand the idiocy of those who willingly destroy the environment we live in. As Wallace mentions in his lobster piece, some people simply don't want to think about the negative impact their actions have. Admitting the harm done is probably especially psychologically difficult for those who have been using polluting and wasteful processes for a while, as when they wake up to the truth, they'll feel a lot of guilt. Easier to stick to their long-held downhill course than try to climb back up.
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